Caper

This one is amazing. Fruity, and earthy (not soil, just grounded) with a hint of moss.

 

It is like everything that I love in a blend. Which probably means that it won't be very popular since I tend to be an outlier with some of my tastes.

 

I don't really get heavy vetiver from this, but maybe that is because it is tempered by the sweetness of the pom?

 

Either way, I'm definitely getting a bottle with my next order.

I get coconut? And a hint of pine.

 

It isn't bad, and I will probably test it a time or two before passing it on.

 

I an actually liking the two hour dry down more than the wet stage.

I like new topics because they keep the conversation fresh, rather than adding on to huge threads, but I'm not a mod and I think that doesn't work well here so, I'm only adding to say YES!

 

I had a decant of Pumpkin Masala Rooibos and bought a bottle. Completely different. I did manage to find a bottle that was like my original decant, but I'm kind of wary of buying bottles based on imps now. It's kind of why I've decided to be happy with the imps I get or go straight for a bottle.

 

I've had batch differences with Nero, Carnal, and Ravenous. Not a lot on these, but definitely different amounts of the oils.

I think I'm nuts because this one was celery, celery, and more celery on me. I tried it probably four times hoping it would get better but it never did. I even reread th notes list and looked for them but I couldn't find anything but celery.

Like almost all of my reviews, I have pretty much the opposite experience of the majority of the reviewers here.

 

This starts out with a lovely chocolate in the imp with a hint of something sweet.

 

Wet there is something slightly earthy that comes out. It isn't the dirt note at all, but rather a deep, dry, tempered chocolate scent. If you have ever melted bittersweet chocolate chips to make fudge, this is the scent from the pot.

 

It fades, and becomes slightly sweeter and lighter. There is more than a hint of spice, but it doesn't become overwhelmingly one note, like spice can sometimes do, it mellows into something rich and gourmet.

 

I get no BO at all, and sometimes I'm suggestionable, so I went and put some on right.now. T make sure. Nope.

 

I once bought this mexican chocolate that already had sugar and cinnamon to make hot chocolate. You are supposed to melt the chocolate in warm milk. I ended up eating the chocolate and it tasted just like this smells.

 

This is the only chocolate that I'm getting a full bottle of, the rest are all partials because the box of chocolates are some of my most worn scents.

This one is driving me crazy because it reminds me so much of a GC blend I tried in the very beginning of my bpal career, but I can't remember which one!

 

It is lightly fruity and floral, but not too sweet for me. The papaya and guava come out for me after the initial wet stage wears off. It isn't like a fake tropical fruit scent, but more like a real wet guava scent.

 

Very nice for spring, and I'm glad I got a bottle.

I get lots of tea and bright fruits. I love citrus, so this brightness is exactly what I was looking for. I don't get much ginger, but maybe it is just part of the overall tartness of the scent.

 

I like it a lot, in fact my first inclination was to get a bottle for sure, it then or realized that I have quite a few citrus fruity blends and let it mellow. It is still a soft scent on my arm five hours later, but I think a decant will be enough.

I bought this unsniffed when I was on a lavender kick and I am so glad! This is slightly sweet and fruity, slightly herbal, and warmed and rounded out by the musk and resin.

 

My dh said that it smelled like fresh linen,and I agree, but really nice linen that has been sun-dried and then folded with lavender sachets. And, um, maybe someone is eating black current sorbet in bed? The ozone is definitely clean, but luckily it doesn't smell like CK1 which is how ozone/clean usually translates.

 

This is easily one of my top fifteen, probably even top ten right now.

I put is one on and my students started sniffing and asking who was eating pancakes.

 

I like it a lot, I just love that maple coziness, but it is similar to Halloween at Misk U, and I think a decant of both will be enough for my maple needs.

I really like Hagsgate as a vegetal garden scent. It is in the Last Unicorn series. I don't know if it is basil exactly, but it is slightly sweet and spicy,

 

You might also try Garden Path With Chickens, it is a DC Salon blend, but fairly easy to find. It has a touch too much of a floral note for me, but it has nasturtium which is slightly spicy.

This one reminds me of the snow note in Yellow Snowballs and Ondurdis from last years yules. It really is a delightful winter, snow scent, but I already have a few things (Cloth of Gold and Country of Eternal Light) that fill that niche in my collection.

 

If I didn't already have those two bottles I'd likely get it. It really is refreshing and beautiful.

This is like a honey single note on me. There is the teensiest, tiniest hint of ginger, but when I try to sniff it, it evaporates into the honey.

 

I'm kind of sad about it because I'd love to find something a bit more cakey.

So I keep hearing about those BPAL blends that have a death note, but you try it anyway and miraculously the death note works.

 

This blend is one of those for me. I'm not a fan of rose. I thought I could be back in the beginning of my BPAL adventures, and just no. It always hits too high of a floral note. So I decided that the good could possibly outweigh the bad in solar phoenix, besides, maybe yellow rose is different from all the other types of rose, and I tacked on a decant to my order.

 

This is working so well I may have to consider trying some jasmine, because that is the only other note that has consistently been as awful on me as rose.

 

This oil is sweet and slightly spicy with a hint of fruit. I don't know what happened to the the rose but it is either really gentle, or yellow rose is my friend.

 

I think I'm going to get a bottle.

My kiddos love How Doth The Little Crocodile for bed. Woodsy chocolate with a touch of moss.it really is nice.

 

I use land of dreams: sleep ( I found a partial and really need to find a full bottle because I'm getting low) for when I really need to just sleep. I also use Banshee Beat and Luna Azul.

This is incredibly evocative. I can smell the smoke and a nutty sweetness. I feel like I'm outside near a bonfire with roasted chestnuts and a hint of sweet sugar. It is like a Misk U bonfire night.

I'm getting a back up for sure.

I can't believe how amazing this is. I'm getting a back-up for sure. It reminds me of being up at Lake Tahoe during winter break when inw a kid. The pines outside, playing in the snow and coming inside for hot chocolate, and a slight touch of incense.

 

So so so good.

This was so weird for me. I got this dry, bitter, powder that wasn't like anything in the notes. In the bottle it smelled like rum and a touch of almond and was quite pleasant.

 

Once dry it was like the bottom of an old wooden coconut husk crate that had been abandoned to the desert air and covered in bitter powder.

 

I rehomed my bottle to someone who loves it though.

Oh I'm first!

This soap is a chocolate brown, with small squares of white, orange, and red peeking through.

I decided to use it as a handsoap in the bathroom because my kids love to wash with "the chocolate candy soap". I definitely get the sweetness of candy corn mixed with a chocolate layer on top. It smells like something I want to eat, the lather is great, and it doesn't dry out my hands.

Overall a win, especially for encouraging my kiddos to wash their hands!

This is an immediate earth note to me, but not earthy like Zombi, earthy like dry soil. It is masculine for sure, but not overwhelmingly so. My husband and I both used it and it suited both of us,

 

I don't get much fig, which is great for me because fig usually ruins blends. I also don't get intense cedar, just a nice sweet slightly woody scent. Really nice.

When wet this reminds me of wet dog. Like, your dog that needs a bath that you thought to take to the river and now is wet and muddy.

 

That only last for a minute or two and it turns into a really nice spicy, warm, orange peel-pumpkin blend. If it went straight to the dry stage I'd likely get a bottle, but I've decided that I have too many perfumes to get anything that i will hesitate to use, and I think the wet stage would make me hesitate.

 

I'll be keeping my decant though.

I almost passed on this because of the petitgrain, which I thought was what caused passion butterfly to go horribly awry. Looking back, I think it was likely the black amber in that blend.

 

Back to the point, this one is freaking fantastic when you are feeling foody. The orange baked goods is a nice analogy, sweet strong pumpkin, that is much more moderate than jack, a waft of sweet orange, and a hint of spicyness.

 

I'm really glad I added this last minute because I think I'm going to have to add a bottle to my post order.

This is amazing. Warm and woodsy and sweet. It reminds me of oak moon, and twisted oak tree and is just perfect.

I really really really like this one. Really.

 

It is like The Changeling and Expressive Head got together for a warm, woodsy romp with a pumpkin pie and a cup of coffee. There is a hint of cinnamon at the dry down that just enhances the warmth of the blend.

 

I love The Changeling and I only have an imp of Expressive Head, so I'll be adding this to my long list of must have bottles from the weenies.

Sin. This is almost identical to Sin on me, which is great, because I love Sin, but I'll probably skip a bottle ibecause I can get the GC for less.

Another winner form the Pickman gallery for me!

 

I was worried that the fig leaf, might be fig-ish and that reminds me of a Purple Pied Man doll that I had in the 80s. This is not fig the note that I find ruins most fig blends for me. I was also afraid that honey or tobacco would take over and both of those have ruined other blends for me, apparently tobacco honey is just fine.

 

That being said, this is a beautiful, mature scent that doesn't readily fall into of the typical categories for me. It isn't strongly floral, or musky, or powdery like it might be from the notes. It weirdly reminds me of Zebra Heliconian even though they don't share any notes except frankincense, and Die is much less floral when wet.

 

Again, I'm going to get a bottle of this because it is such a nice blend. I think orchid may be a new love.